Olga Korbut & Nadia Comaneci Part 1 of 2

[pelicanus11]

only 4years apart not really different times

[bbhouk1]

olga is my fav

[RachelMosen]

They're both amazing. Olga started the revolution in gymnastics and Nadia just finished it. Its impossible to compare the styles of the two because they're completely different.

[vonKyle777]

@RachelMosen i agree, both women contributed a lot to gymnastics.

[HuggiMa]

Olga brought in the tiny figured, circus tumbling charm, and Nadia brought in the athletic, straight-lined stoic perfection. Both had overly pushy coaches who thought outside the box with gymnastics, and that changed it's future from being a women's sport with balletic movements to a tiny figured, under 18, tumble till you drop brigade.

[CubanColonel]

Olga began the revolution in gymnastics. Nadia finished what Olga had started. They were both giants of their times.

[ammusi]

Olga steals my heart - with all due respect.

[alin1975]

No athlete should be compared to any other that is not a contemporary. These two are legends of their time.

However, what I do realise by watching this is why people always said Nadia revolutionised gymnastics, turning it into what we know today as the "modern" sport. Olga does something almost closer to ballet or dancing. Nadia's routine reminds me of the gymnastics I grew up watching.

Nothing bad there mind you either way, just fascinating.

[LaurenAlexandra711]

they were from different times, you can't really compare them properly, they have their own originality from different times.

[GymFloozie]

There isn't a gymnast on the planet today who can touch the artistry, grace and beauty of either of these two. As to who was better? Like themightycelestial said: apples and oranges. Nadia has her fans, Olga has her fans. Elise Ray has her fans.

So apples, oranges and coconuts.

Personally I prefer to watch Nadia for the moves, and Olga for how electric she was.

[DorianGabriello]

Both Nadia and Olga are goot.. but Nadia was better cause how she moves... so soft and almost incredible to imagine.... very unique... that is why she is PERFECT 10 ..Olga she is almost Perfect...

[Mdshdw]

Olga definitely isn't over-rated she started the acrobatic movement in women's gymnastics.

[adistarhj]

Yes I'm sorry but it s the truth..

[adistarhj]

Oh poor Olga. She had some very tough years. I think Nadia was better. But she also had a much more easy life. Olga was forced to do all the things her coach said. But Nadia had a chioce. I'm not saying that nadia didn't have som hard years. Living in Romania under the communist time. Of course it was hard! But compared with olga...it is something real else:

Olga got drugs for delay the puberty, and her coach raped her...

[morenodelaorilla]

nO WAY, ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS?'

POOR OLGA.

[morenodelaorilla]

NADIA'S DISMOUNT IS PERFECT.

[dreamissbehaved]

I can't pick between these two! They're both the 2 queens of gymnastics.

[themightycelestial]

Apples & oranges.

Nadia impressed everyone with her technique.

Olga impressed everyone with the way that she lit up the stadium.

[doicopii]

Olga was great, but Nadia was better. She was also stronger mentally, Olga did fall apart at times.

[jaspermatty]

Ok-i don't know a ton about gymnastics other than being a spectator/fan for 30+yrs, but olga looks like she is doing some crazy, dangerous moves that I don't see done today-is this possible?

[sandieb43]

Are you kidding me? The stuff they do today is sick.

[mattainr]

You're not allowed to get up on the bars like that, like when she did that backflip off of the top bar onto the bottom, you can't.

[lasalseracubana]

the bars are different nowadays, that's why the release moves and skills are different. back then, it was more like circus skills.

[ladydarkpiper]

I can't choose one.

Olga and Nadia are amazing.

[loveyunakim]

oh poor olga i feel so sorry for her at the beggining.. but i like nadia better !!

[sum1ecclectic]

Nadia is so much better!! Olga was so over-rated.

[sandieb43]

At least Olga smiled. Nadia never smiled.

[dreamissbehaved]

true. Bela always said he tried really hard to get Nadia to smile.

[AndreaRaducan4Eva]

I don't see how Olga was over-rated. But I do agree Nadia was better, even if Olga had better dance.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

@sum1ecclectic You know nothing about gymnastics if you think Olga was over-rated.

[sakurasoh]

I like those parts with Olga. She is amazing